St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-03-12
WINDING UP THE WORK
The Governor of Dakota Sends in Final
Batch of Nominations for
Confirmation.
a Railway Bill Killed, Much to the Dis
gust of the Agricultural
Representatives.
An EN-Contractor Fails to Get
Through His Little Demand
for SIS 1000.
The Local Option Measure Becomes
Law--A small Row in the
a House.
Special to the Globe.


auditor of the territory. for the Office of
compilerS of laws, and the appointments
were confirmed by the council. Auditor
Caldwell, in getting this appointment, is
ABOUT as well cared for by the present adj
miniSs,sgticn us he was by Gov. Pierce. The
olnce Is good fat one and will enable the
men WHO ill it TO reside at their homes.
Auditor Caldwell is editor of the Sioux
Falls Press, and during his two
years in office has retained his
residence in that city. In secret session
this afternoon the council confirmed the
nomination of James Twambly as member
Of the board of trustees of Grand Forks
university. Twambly is the man whose
nomination was opposed by DR.. Collins. 1t
is given out here that Collins agreed to
withdraw his protest against TNambly's
confirmation if Twambly's, friends would
work for the appointment OF his brother-in-
law. Clarence Hall. as public examiner for
North Dakota. George Walsh is reported as
having agreed to this and drawn up a petit
ton to be signed by the counciImen and
presented to Gov. Church praying for Halls
appointment. This was done Thursday
morning, but message had already been
sent TO the council Withdrawing the name
of Maj. Edwards and substituting Tyler's
so the petition was without effect, but Col
Ills WIS anu SIOOu ny HIS promise
and Twambly was confirmed. ...-
THE RAILROADS WIN.
Aikens' Bill No. 70. repeating the gross
earnings law. came up to-day in the house.
1t provided for taxing all railroad prop
erty in the territory according to its valua-
ton. The railroad men have been fighting
the measure ever since it was introduced,
and to-day Col. Clough and Assistant Man
ager Odell, of the Northern Pacific,
showed up at the capitol and were inter-
ested spectators of the debate that oc-
Cured. The railroads have captured the
legislature and i'll this, as in other fights.
came out victorious. The bill was
Indefinitely postponed. \ member
representing the farming element said
to-day. Members of this house have got
no backbone. If railroad man says how
de do and shakes hands with them they are
ready to lie down at their rect and die"
and it seems as though there was more
truth than poetry in the members remarks
All railroad legislation this session has been
fixed up to suit the railroads before it was
allowed to pass.
DIDN'T GET IT.
Charles Thompson, who had contract
for building the capitol in 1888. presented
bill providing for an appropratiouof IS, 900
TO reimburse him for over charge on freight.
The bill was the subject of some wild talk,
and it was noticeable that the members
from the South were opposed to it. One of
It's bittereSt oppOSerS was MentZer, who in
his remarks said that if this legislature was
held responsible for the acts of Gov. Ord
way he thought they deserved the compass
sion of the great Omnipotent. This remark
brought enthusiastic outbuIsts Of applause
from the house which was rather embarras-
sing to daughter of eX-Gov. Ordway. who
was among the spectators near the speaker.
A motion was made to indefinitely postpone
the bill and it prevailed.
HE'S A WINNER.
A bill passed the council yesterday appro-
priating 81, 900 instead of $500 per year for
the payment of the governors secretary,
and to-day it came to the house. DR.. Stew
art, who got Off sick bed to fill his chair
in the house this afternoon, was still smart
ing under the disappointment he was given
by the governor Yetoing his bill providing
for soldiers home at Hot Springs, and he
made motion that the bill be indefinitely
postponed. While he was OH his feet he
said that the chairman of the special COM
mittee to whom it had been referred. and who
reported it, recommending that it pass.
had made the report under threat of the
governor that if he didn't report it favorably
he would veto his appropriation bill. Nj.
WalSemuth. chairman of the special COM
mittee, jumped to his feet and denied that
the governor had made any such threat or
that he had said he did. War was prom
ised but the question was loudly called for
by the house, and the motion was PIT to a
vote and lost, and the bill was passed by
an almost unanimous vote. Every act of
the legislature shows that the members are
we'll disposed towards the new executive.
FLETCHER Is HAPPY
to-day, for the governor approved his local
option bill. which was passed by both
houses after q warm fight, and which was
one of the issues of this session. 1t pro-
Yides that the county commissioners of any
county in the territory shall. on petition of
One-third of the voters in that cous<y, call
an election for the purpose of deciding the
legality Of the sale Of liquor in that county.
The authors of the bill think the
number of petitioners required is too
great, but they say they must creep before
they walk, and hope TO in time reach
point where prohibitory measures can be
enforced throughout the territory. George
A. Mcfarland was to-day appontea assist
ant superintendent of public instruction for
period Of four years, and Louis Patnand,
OF Brookings, was appointed veterinary
surgeon, the Office to continue two years.
".
Church refused to approve
THE CAPITOL. COMMISSION BILL
as passed with Stewards amendment by the
house and council. The bill was taken to
him to-day and strong pressure brought to
bear on him to approve it. Judge Francis
went to him and asked him to approve it.
but the governor informed him that he
wouldn't sign any bill for paying outstand-
ing warrants out of the general funds if
President Cleveland asked him to. This COM
ing from his lips was sufficient, and the
bill was recalled to the council, where Stew
arts amendment was stricken out and a
substitute made that provides for the pay
ment of The warrants out of fund created
by the sale of real estate donated to the ter
ritory. The governor said:
They must pass bill satisfactory to me
and do away with the present board of capt.
tai commissioners. If they don't. 7 shall re-
move them andgive them an opportunity to
appeal to the courts to test my power to re-
move them.
The dill as amended passed the COUNCIL
and house. This morning when the LIN
came up in the council
A WILD SCENE FOLLOWED.
A half dozen members were on their feet
at the same time, all trying TO argue from
their point of view. Cain was wild and
while he was arguing the roll was called
and the bill passed by large majority.
Smith, of Yankton, voted for the bill and
Washabaugh very sarcastically remarked
that he was pleased to see Yanktun and
Bismarck lie down together.
TEE AITCH.
CHARACTERISTIC OF JUDGES.
Judge Francis Self-important Style